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The Outcomes of Open-Access Scheduling

C. Dennis O’Hare, John Corlett

Good things happen when patients are seen "today" by their own physicians.

The Stark Truth About the Stark Law: Part II

Alice G. Gosfield

Find out whether one or more of the many exceptions to the Stark statute apply to you

Making Evidence-Based Medicine Doable in Everyday Practice

Brandi White

Finding the evidence you need is getting easier than you ever thought possible.

A Primer on Wireless Networks

Matt Lewis

A wireless network can give you the freedom to access your EMR on a laptop, PDA or tablet PC.

EDITOR'S PAGE

The Evidence-Based Medicine Heresy

Robert L. Edsall

EBM may be ready for the real world of practice, but is the world ready for it?

LETTERS

What makes a leader?

Is that patient new?

Tips for coding 99214

Changing the perception of family medicine

Diagnosing and treating strep throat

GETTING PAID

How to Code for Observation Services

Betsy Nicoletti

These six tips make coding for observation services easier and more productive.

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

CODING & DOCUMENTATION

Kent J. Moore

Preventive & E/M services at a new patient visit | Screening fecal occult | Time-based coding | Desferal injection | Same-day hospital-to-hospital transfer | Replacing a PEG tube

MONITOR

MONITOR

Physicians' reimbursement claims face greater scrutiny | "Rational rationing" would improve quality, cut costs | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | PRACTICE PEARLS from here and there | New CPT code for online consultations | Malpractice premiums | Choosing a...

IMPROVING PATIENT CARE

Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism

Mark H. Ebell

This evidence-based encounter form will help you rule in or rule out PE.

PRACTICE DIARY

PRACTICE DIARY

Sanford J. Brown

A pain in the neck | Scoped!

ASK FPM

ASK FPM

Alice G. Gosfield, Todd A. Rodriguez, Alice G. Gosfield, Jeffrey B. Miller, Michael R. Burke, null Esq.

HIPAA authorizations | Documenting sick-leave excuses | Credentialing delays

BALANCING ACT

The Fine Art of Refusal

Frances Spickerman

These pointers will help you stand your ground with patients who don’t want to take “no” for an answer.



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